Friday 10 January 2014

George Armer 1893-1916

*picture if possible*

Born:
Urswick, Lancashire 1893

Son of:
George Armer,  Coal Miner of 23 Watson's Yard, Blacker Hill in 1911

and his wife Alice

Position in family: The second of 9 or 10 children

Home address, age and occupation:
1901: **
1911: 23 Watson's Yard, Blacker Hill aged 18, a Trammer - Colliery Underground

Marriage: He was unmarried

Military Service:
Enlisted: *date* at the age of **years
Regiment and Battalion:    2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
Service number and rank:  10396 Corporal, promoted Lance Sergeant 22 Feb 1916
Awards: Military Medal June 1916, Bronze Star 1914 and clasp.

Personal information:   ***

Death:     20 May 1916  aged 23 years

Buried at: Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium
Grave Reference: II N 4

Information from Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
Son of George and Alice Armer, of 23, Watson's Yard, Blacker Hill, Barnsley.

Remembered:
 
Worsborough, Memorial Plaque, St Mary's Church, Worsbro' Village
Blacker Hill War Memorial, Small Park, Blacker Hill
 

Notes:
There is also a photograph of George and one of his headstone on a downloadable .pdf here

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